Definition of sirenian in English:
sirenian
noun sʌɪˈriːnɪənsaɪˈriniən
Zoology A large aquatic plant-eating mammal of the order Sirenia, such as a manatee or dugong.
Example sentencesExamples
- The remaining sirenians, are seriously threatened by hunting, habitat degradation, and in the case of manatees, collisions with boats in the shallow coastal areas they prefer.
- Modern sirenians are large, docile, aquatic herbivores.
- All living sirenians are found in warm tropical and subtropical waters.
- To understand isotopic variation in Florida sirenians, we selected four teeth for serial sampling.
adjective sʌɪˈriːnɪənsaɪˈriniən
Zoology Relating to or denoting sirenians.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hyrax - elephant - sirenian core is well-accepted on morphological grounds.
- This may have supported a strong, fleshy lip with which Thalassocnus grazed seagrass or kelp, much like manatees and their sirenian relatives.
- Corystosiren is a late-surviving dugong at a time when sirenian fossils are exceedingly rare in Florida.
Definition of sirenian in US English:
sirenian
nounsaɪˈriniənsīˈrēnēən
Zoology A large aquatic plant-eating mammal of the order Sirenia, such as a manatee or dugong.
Example sentencesExamples
- Modern sirenians are large, docile, aquatic herbivores.
- All living sirenians are found in warm tropical and subtropical waters.
- The remaining sirenians, are seriously threatened by hunting, habitat degradation, and in the case of manatees, collisions with boats in the shallow coastal areas they prefer.
- To understand isotopic variation in Florida sirenians, we selected four teeth for serial sampling.
adjectivesaɪˈriniənsīˈrēnēən
Zoology Relating to or denoting sirenians.
Example sentencesExamples
- Corystosiren is a late-surviving dugong at a time when sirenian fossils are exceedingly rare in Florida.
- The hyrax - elephant - sirenian core is well-accepted on morphological grounds.
- This may have supported a strong, fleshy lip with which Thalassocnus grazed seagrass or kelp, much like manatees and their sirenian relatives.